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Numbers of Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations in Iowa

Occupation group

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Year Number
2004 16,580
2005 16,260
2006 17,140
2007 18,320
2008 18,830
2009 17,610
2010 18,240
2011 18,140
2012 18,490
2013 18,540
2014 18,280
2015 18,690
2016 18,060
2017 18,140
2018 18,700
2019 18,000

Individual occupations

Art Directors
Year Number
2004 150
2005 110
2006 170
2007 110
2008 130
2009 80
2010 130
2011 130
2012 160
2013 120
2014 180
2015 190
2016 170
2017 230
2018 220
2019 250

Craft Artists
Year Number
2008 30
2009 40
2010 0
2011 80
2012 70
2014 30
2015 40
2016 40
2017 40

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Year Number
2004 120
2005 140
2006 70
2007 70
2008 50
2009 40
2010 60
2011 50
2012 50
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 50
2017 90
2018 50
2019 50

Special Effects Artists and Animators
Year Number
2004 110
2005 60
2006 90
2007 70
2008 90
2009 100
2010 150
2011 110
2012 100
2013 50
2014 70
2015 80
2016 60
2017 70
2018 110
2019 120

Artists and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 70
2005 70
2006 70
2007 100
2008 110
2009 70
2014 40
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Commercial and Industrial Designers
Year Number
2004 290
2005 230
2006 280
2007 350
2008 370
2009 380
2010 330
2011 340
2012 360
2013 370
2014 360
2015 410
2016 400
2017 450
2018 650
2019 670

Floral Designers
Year Number
2004 980
2005 1,080
2006 1,010
2007 1,000
2008 800
2009 740
2010 960
2011 960
2012 910
2013 770
2014 660
2015 610
2016 600
2017 710
2018 660
2019 590

Graphic Designers
Year Number
2004 1,920
2005 2,030
2006 1,940
2007 2,170
2008 2,210
2009 2,140
2010 1,960
2011 2,040
2012 1,980
2013 1,860
2014 1,900
2015 2,060
2016 2,330
2017 2,290
2018 2,270
2019 2,040

Interior Designers
Year Number
2004 410
2005 300
2006 370
2007 310
2008 360
2009 290
2010 320
2011 240
2012 320
2013 380
2014 340
2015 380
2016 390
2017 360
2018 310
2019 360

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Year Number
2004 1,130
2005 530
2006 760
2007 990
2008 930
2009 0
2010 490
2011 700
2012 790
2013 1,100
2014 1,020
2015 1,060
2016 780
2017 780
2018 1,040
2019 1,400

Set and Exhibit Designers
Year Number
2004 190
2011 30
2012 30
2017 30
2018 40

Designers, All Other
Year Number
2007 50
2008 70
2009 90
2010 90
2011 60
2012 50
2013 70
2014 110
2015 110
2016 120
2017 110
2018 120
2019 70

Actors
Year Number
2005 60
2006 90
2008 110
2009 110
2010 160
2011 180
2012 180
2013 240
2014 70
2015 90

Producers and Directors
Year Number
2004 330
2005 330
2006 350
2007 300
2008 350
2009 350
2010 400
2011 470
2012 520
2013 520
2014 520
2015 580
2016 660
2017 680
2018 730
2019 600

Athletes and Sports Competitors
Year Number
2004 140
2005 100
2007 100
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 80
2012 110
2013 140
2014 170
2015 110
2016 130
2017 130

Coaches and Scouts
Year Number
2004 2,620
2005 2,810
2006 3,300
2007 3,380
2008 3,700
2009 3,650
2010 3,740
2011 3,810
2012 3,660
2013 3,810
2014 4,330
2015 4,850
2016 4,810
2017 4,750
2018 4,590
2019 4,220

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Year Number
2004 60
2005 160
2006 190
2007 250
2008 230
2009 180
2010 220
2011 250
2012 250
2013 200
2014 200
2015 220
2016 170
2017 220
2018 240
2019 300

Dancers
Year Number
2004 60
2005 80
2006 130
2007 80
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 160
2013 220
2014 160
2015 130
2016 0

Choreographers
Year Number
2004 180
2005 130
2006 210
2007 250
2008 220
2009 250
2010 140
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Music Directors and Composers
Year Number
2007 40
2009 110
2010 270
2011 510
2012 630
2013 550
2014 360
2015 160
2016 110
2017 70
2018 60

Musicians and Singers
Year Number
2004 280
2005 390
2006 350
2007 80
2008 320
2009 260
2010 280
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0
2018 230
2019 340

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 0
2013 70
2014 60
2015 40
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 30

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Year Number
2004 730
2005 770
2006 830
2007 760
2008 640
2009 720
2010 710
2011 670
2012 590
2013 510
2014 460
2015 370
2016 380
2017 520
2018 530
2019 480

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Year Number
2004 960
2005 980
2006 990
2007 990
2008 920
2009 880
2010 980
2011 1,280
2012 1,290
2013 1,330
2014 970
2015 830
2016 800
2017 640
2018 560
2019 590

Public Relations Specialists
Year Number
2004 1,140
2005 1,400
2006 1,580
2007 1,970
2008 1,740
2009 1,800
2010 1,700
2011 1,710
2012 1,700
2013 1,730
2014 1,620
2015 1,630
2016 1,500
2017 1,630
2018 1,820
2019 1,980

Editors
Year Number
2004 1,350
2005 920
2006 1,020
2007 1,110
2008 1,460
2009 1,550
2010 1,360
2011 1,300
2012 1,280
2013 1,380
2014 1,340
2015 1,200
2016 1,070
2017 930
2018 940
2019 770

Technical Writers
Year Number
2004 350
2005 300
2006 380
2007 410
2008 460
2009 460
2010 550
2011 510
2012 550
2013 490
2014 540
2015 630
2016 500
2017 470
2018 390
2019 540

Writers and Authors
Year Number
2004 480
2005 570
2006 450
2007 460
2008 360
2009 410
2010 300
2011 370
2012 350
2013 420
2014 320
2015 360
2016 360
2017 450
2018 470
2019 490

Interpreters and Translators
Year Number
2004 280
2005 340
2006 390
2007 420
2008 390
2009 450
2010 450
2011 430
2012 420
2013 400
2014 380
2015 380
2016 540
2017 600
2018 630
2019 470

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
Year Number
2004 250
2005 230
2006 260
2007 390
2008 320
2009 320
2010 270
2011 260
2012 250
2013 220
2014 220
2015 190
2016 230
2017 260
2018 270
2019 210

Media and Communication Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 400
2005 390
2006 160
2007 440
2008 400
2009 320
2010 370
2011 180
2012 140
2013 200
2014 300
2015 260
2016 290
2017 250
2018 180
2019 110

Audio and Video Technicians
Year Number
2004 180
2005 190
2006 230
2007 170
2008 250
2009 280
2010 340
2011 300
2012 350
2013 340
2014 320
2015 240
2016 280
2017 340
2018 570
2019 440

Broadcast Technicians
Year Number
2004 270
2005 310
2006 300
2007 260
2008 370
2009 360
2010 320
2011 280
2012 320
2013 250
2014 240
2015 330
2016 440
2017 390
2018 340
2019 270

Sound Engineering Technicians
Year Number
2004 70
2005 90
2006 60
2007 40
2010 50
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2018 60
2019 0

Photographers
Year Number
2004 700
2005 860
2006 850
2007 960
2008 1,050
2009 860
2010 740
2011 610
2012 720
2013 610
2014 590
2015 560
2016 550
2017 480
2018 510
2019 430

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
Year Number
2004 270
2005 170
2006 150
2007 120
2008 110
2009 120
2010 100
2011 80
2012 40
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80
2017 50
2018 60
2019 70

Film and Video Editors
Year Number
2004 60
2005 50
2006 50
2007 60
2008 110
2009 130
2010 100
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 110
2015 80
2016 50
2017 0
2018 50
2019 80

Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 50
2005 80
2006 60
2007 60
2008 90
2009 0
2010 130
2012 30
2013 0
2014 130
2015 150
2016 110
2017 70
2018 0